Chapter 47
Zhang Neiguan was surprised, his mind turning over and over, and then he said to Ji Zelan in a flattering tone: "Then, Madam, what should we do next?"
Ji Zelan had a blank expression on her face. She fiddled with the teacup in her hand, hooked her fingers, and said to the possessed Zhang Neiguan, "Go find something to hold against this young eunuch..."
Zhang Neiguan smiled knowingly, took a step back, bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your command."
After leaving the hall, Eunuch Zhang was thinking about where to start to find evidence against him. He happened to see an eunuch complaining that the inspection that Lord Shang had mentioned last time was too complicated, so Eunuch Zhang "volunteered" to take on this task.
So on the first day when he took on this task, the first thing he wanted to check was Luo Sanrong. He wanted to see what was so good about Luo Sanrong that made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favor him so much.
Eunuch Zhang stood in front of Luo Sanrong. Luo Sanrong hesitated and hesitated. Eunuch Zhang said impatiently, "Are you being distant with me now? Are you playing hard to get with me?"
Luo Sanrong lowered his head and said nothing. Zhang Neiguan was an impatient person. Seeing that Luo Sanrong was hesitant to move, Zhang Neiguan took a step forward and reached out to take off Luo Sanrong's pants.
Luo Sanrong dodged his hand. Eunuch Zhang cursed inwardly and said to Luo Sanrong, "You have to take off your pants to check! It's so suffocating!"
I don’t know if he was talking about Luo Sanrong or the weather today.
Luo Sanrong looked up at Zhang Neiguan, then lowered his head again, approached Zhang Neiguan cautiously, and said to him in a low voice: "Sir, I have something to tell you."
Zhang Neiguan fanned himself with his hands, frowned, and said to him even more impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and take off your pants."
Luo Sanrong tightly grasped her belt, not letting Zhang Neiguan touch her pants, and said haltingly: "This... I..."
Just when Luo Sanrong didn't know how to explain, there was a knock on the door. Zhang Neiguan's face became more and more impatient, and he said to the person outside in a hoarse voice: "What's wrong?"
The person knocking on the door was Sun Zhong. Sun Zhong, holding a wrapped gift box, cautiously poked his head in. Upon seeing the situation inside the hall, he shrank back and said respectfully, "It's okay."
Eunuch Zhang gave him a look, signaling him to report truthfully.
Sun Zhong raised the gift box in his hand and said to Zhang Neiguan, "The tribute of shad has arrived. The Queen has asked that it be delivered to the Prime Minister's residence..."
At this point, his eyes wandered between Luo Sanrong and Zhang Neiguan, and he said reluctantly, "Forget it, I'll take it!"
Zhang Neiguan thought for a moment. Normally, the communication between the Empress and the Prime Minister depended on him. Now, he couldn't lose the Empress's trust. Besides, he didn't have many opportunities to show his face in front of the Prime Minister. So, Zhang Neiguan hurriedly called out to Sun Zhong, saying, "Hey, what are you doing there? I'm the Empress's most trusted Neiguan..."
Sun Zhong pretended to be panicked and explained carefully: "I saw that you were busy, so..."
Eunuch Zhang walked up to Sun Zhong, took the gift box, and said to Sun Zhong, "I'll deliver it!" Before leaving, he instructed, "Check him carefully, and check him thoroughly!" There was a warning in his eyes.
“Yes, yes, yes.”
After seeing Eunuch Zhang walk away, Sun Zhong quickly closed the door, ignored Luo Sanrong's surprised look, walked straight past her, walked to the table, stamped "passed" on Luo Sanrong's assessment form, then turned around and gave Luo Sanrong a kind smile.
After a while, Sun Zhong called the eunuch and handed him the assessment form without saying anything more.
Luo Sanrong and Sun Zhong arrived at the "secret base" at the same time. They sat side by side. Luo Sanrong asked Sun Zhong tentatively, "Um, when did you know this?"
Sun Zhong responded: "During the last envoy's banquet..."
Luo Sanrong apologized in a low voice, "I'm so scared."
After all, in the eyes of others, there was no friendship between them, but Sun Zhong helped her get away with it at the risk of being beheaded.
Sun Zhong glanced at her and said jokingly, "Yes! I was very scared!" He paused and said, "Thank you for what happened between Yuexi and me!"
Luo Sanrong smiled awkwardly and repeatedly declined, "Actually, I can't help you at all!"
Sun Zhong didn't say anything. To him, letting Yue Xi know his love was already a great help. He looked at Luo Sanrong and said, "Why?"
After thinking it over, he decided not to ask her why she disguised herself as a eunuch to enter the palace. Since the matter was already settled, he kindly advised her, "Even though you got away with it this time, the palace is a very dangerous place, you know!"
"If you can leave, you should leave!"
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During lunch, Luo Sanrong kept avoiding Li Yin, trying not to be alone with him. Li Yin asked Eunuch Ma, "Where did Luo Sanrong go?"
Eunuch Ma said he had no knowledge of the matter.
After lunch, Li Yin wanted to go to the library and specifically asked Luo Sanrong to accompany him.
On the way to the library, Li Yin was in front and Luo Sanying was behind. The two always kept a distance of one step between them. When Li Yin walked fast, Luo Sanying walked fast; when Li Yin walked slowly, Luo Sanying walked slowly.
Suddenly, Li Yin stopped, turned around and said to Luo Sanrong, who was looking down, "Hold your head high and chest out, and look at me carefully!"
By the time Luo Sanrong noticed that Li Yin had stopped, he was already within a breath of distance of Li Yin.
Luo Sanrong hurriedly took a step back and said to Li Yin coldly, "Your Highness, I am terrified. This is the proper attitude of a eunuch."
Li Yin took another step forward, his voice concerned, and lowered his head to say to her: "Have you been scolded by someone? You are not allowed to walk with me, you are not allowed to look me in the eye..."
Luo Sanrong directly denied it and said: "No"
Li Yin straightened up and said speculatively: "So you are still angry with me? Because of what happened last night, you know if I show that I care about you, then they will..."
Li Yin wanted to explain what happened last night and said that he was trying to protect her, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Luo Sanying.
"Your Highness, please don't be too nice to me," she took a deep breath, holding back the moisture that was welling up in her eyes, and dug her nails deep into her palms before she managed to steady her voice: "I am of lowly status, an ant in the dust, while Your Highness is the bright moon in the sky.
How could Lang Yue be friends with ants? And how could... how could it be someone else?"
Li Yin's hand, which was about to touch his head, stopped mid-air. His eyes darkened and he repeated, "Can't we be friends or anything else?"
Luo Sanrong took a step back, creating some distance, and said with his head down, "The eunuch's position is one step away from the palace, no further or closer."
Li Yin frowned slightly, took a step forward, approached Luo Sanrong and said: "You are my servant, and no one has the right to decide the distance between you and me."
Luo Sanrong's expression remained calm as he said respectfully, "Your Highness, please be careful and tactful. I will be very grateful to Your Highness."
Finally, Li Yin waved his sleeves and left. Luo Sanrong did not follow Li Yin, but returned to the eunuch hall alone.
In the library, Li Yin recalled what Luo Sanrong had said to him: "Should you just not do it if you know there will be no results?" He was distracted for a moment, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he picked up a pen and wrote something.
Luo Sanrong, who returned to the inner chamber, took out the clothes Ji Zeming had given her, stroked the collar of the clothes, and recalled what Sun Zhong had said, "If you can leave, then leave!"
Luo Sanrong thought to himself, "It's time to leave!"
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